US 4,790,093 A · Molded plastic signholder

Abstract

A two-piece plastic signholder and subassembly therefor. The signholder includes a bracket having a floor and inclined bearing edges which bear against the assembled two substantially identical plastic pieces. The bracket and pieces are designed to provide a bias to ensure a top bearing surface between the upper portions of the two assembled pieces to securely hold signs therebetween. The pieces include positive engagement elongated mating slots and posts along the bottom edge of the pieces, which also include inner and outer inclined or angled bottom edge pieces and the pieces can be curved or warped toward one another to aid in the biasing of the pieces. The pieces alos include a stepped recess and flat support surface in the bottom edge to maintain contact between the bottom edge and the floor of the bracket to resist tipping from side blows.

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Dependent claims

A molded plastic signholder subassembly, the subassembly forming half of a mating two-piece signholder assembly, said subassembly comprising:

a clear, flexible molded synthetic plastic substantially planar piece having a face surface, said piece adapted to be mated to a second substantially identical piece and mounted along a bottom edge in a retaining bracket so that said bottom edge contacts said retaining bracket;
said piece including means for biasing said piece in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of said piece and toward said second piece when mated therewith to form a bearing surface, and when said mated pieces are inserted in said retaining bracket a gripping action is created between said face surfaces;
means for positively engaging said piece with said second piece when mated therewith;
and
said bottom edge of said piece having a length, a width and a stepped recess designed to correspond with a similar recess of said second piece to maintain the alignment of said signholder assembly within said bracket.

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Molded plastic signholder

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Molded plastic signholder

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